The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-11
MAINE REPUBLICANS.
Large Attendance at the Meeting of
the State Committee.
Harmony in the Party and Conf
dence of Continued Success.
The Next Convention to be Held in
Portland.



AUGUSTA. Nov. 1o.-The Republican State
Committee met this evening in the ladies'
parlor of the Augusta House. Every county
was represented. The following of the COM
mittee were present: George C. Wing, Au-
burn; S. w. Matthews, Caribou; Fred N.
Dow. Portland d. G. Bean, Wilton; II. B.
Saunders, Ellsworth; Joseph II. Manley.
Augusta; Charles E. Littlefeld, Rockland; !;
William III. Small Wiscasset; c. w. Gilbert,
Canton; j. l.. Cutler, Bangor; John F.
Sprague. Monson; S. w. Carr, Bowdoinham,
J. 0. Smith, Skowhegan; Charles A. Pills
bury, Belfast; L. G. Downes, Calais; James
E. Hewey, Alfred; Willis H. Wing, Man
chester, secretary. Among the other proni-
nent gentlemen present were Senator Hale,
Senator Frye, Hon. Nelson Dingley, Jr.,
Hon. Thomas b. Reed, Hon. C. A. BoutelTe,
Charles Hamlin, S. G. Hatch, Lewis A. Bar
ker, j. G. Clark, J. w. Porter. Henry Lord,
Bangor; w. M. Duren, P. S. Heald, E. f.
Webb, o. G. Hall, Waterville; |. C. Libby,
Burnham, s. w. Judkins, York; W. T. EN-
mons, Saeo; M. f. Wentworth, Kittery: j..
W. Wakefield, Bath; James F. Hawkes..
Mayor Chapman. Albion Little, L. H. Cobb,
W. A. Stevens, II. S. Osgood, Portland; FL
lott Wood, Charles ID. Wood, Winthrop; I;
John L. Stephens, II. M. Heath. 0rville ID.
Baker, E. G. Burleigh, Leslie G. Cornish, Ira
Ii. Randall, Augusta Charles Z. Townsend,
Frank Roberts, Brunswick; Wallace w.
White, Seth NJ Carter, Col. Nealley, F. M.
Cushing, Turner
Mr.. Manley, in calling the meeting to
order, said: Gentlemen of the committee,
have called the committee together for the
purpose of deciding when the next State
convention shall be called and where it shall
be held. tThis will involve the question
whether we shall have one or two State con-
yentions the coming year, because the COM
mittee may decide that candidate for Gov
ernor shall be nominated at the convention
called for the purpose of selecting delegates
to the National convention, as was done in
'S4, or 1t may decide to call two conventions,
one to nominate delegates to the National
convention and one to nominate candidate
for Governor and Presidential electors. OF
course it also involves the basis of repre-
sentation at the convention; whether the
basis shall be the vote of 'S6, or the vote of
'S4. The committee have also to consider
the question of winter work; and 1 have
taken the liberty to invite at this conference
some of the leading Republicans in every
section and county of the State. l know l
voice the sentiment of the committee, when /
say that the committee, before deciding the
questions it will be called upon to settle,
wishes to have the opinions of the leading
Republicans of the State; it recognizes that
it is but the servant of the party and it de-
sires to obey the will of the party. l shall
gentlemen who have met with us this even
ing to express their views upon these ques-
tions and also upon the general policy of the
party in the State. After we have h ad our
conference, which will be full and free, the
committee will then have its session to de-
eide the questions properly before it."
Speeches followed by Senators Hale and
Frye, Congressman Dingley, Reed and Bou-
telle, Colonel F. N. Dow, Mayor Chapman,
Mayor Berry, General Charles Hamlin, W.
Z. Stevens, Lewis A. Barker, Hon. Henry
Lord Young, John l.. Stevens, Colonel J.
w. Porter, Judge 0. G. Hall, Hon. S. W.
Matthews, DR.. j. I. Gushing, Alden Sprague,
Hon: S. c. Hatch and nearly every other
gentleman present.
After an exchange of opinion the
decided that but one convention should
be held, and that the last of April or
tho first of May in Portland in
season to allow of 80 days elapsing before
the National convention, the call to be based
on the Republican vote for Governor in 1884
Each city, town and plantation will be en-
titled to one delegate and delegate addi-
tional for every SO votes cast. A fraction of
40 votes will also entitle to Ia delegate.
The meeting was noticeable for its size, there
being over fifty prominent Republicans of
the State In attendance. There was no lack
of harmony, and much enthusiasm prevailed.